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May 2013

May 23, 2013

Most States Report Big Drop in Teen Birth Rates

From AP: The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every...

May 09, 2013

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a three-year-old saying Mass—UPDATED

A friend in Florida sent this my way, with an explanation: Samuel Jaramillo from Medellin,...

May 03, 2013

PK: The challenges of being a preacher’s kid

I'm sure there are children of deacons and priests who can relate to this, too....

April 2013

April 20, 2013

Screaming babies II: “The comments really saddened me…”—UPDATED

The reader who started it all, and wrote to ask why people don't take crying...

April 20, 2013

Screaming babies II: “The comments really saddened me…”—UPDATED

The reader who started it all, and wrote to ask why people don’t take crying...

April 01, 2013

A family that prays together

Another great story of a return to the church—this time, with an entire Arkansas family...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

It’s come to this: dad pays teenage daughter $200 to quit Facebook

A writer at CNET takes note: If there's one thing young people truly understand, it's...

February 06, 2013

Meet John and Ann Betar, married 80 years

Not only that, but they're Catholic. Just in time for World Marriage Day this weekend...

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Catholic adoption agency charged with discriminating against gays

It's happening in Scotland. Could it happen here? Details: St Margaret's Children and Family Care...

January 17, 2013

“I Like Adoption”: this may be the most pro-life, pro-family video you will see

Take a few minutes and marvel at the Dennehy family below, in the short film...

January 06, 2013

What we have come to: figuring out what to call people who are “unmarried spouses”

Can any of us remember a time, not so very long ago, when this wasn't...

January 06, 2013

One of YouTube’s most famous babies turns 5

A lot of you may remember this video, which has been making the rounds for...

January 02, 2013

Mother gives 13-year-old son an iPhone—and some rules—UPDATED

Blogger and mother Janell Burley Hoffman gave her teenage son an iPhone for Christmas —and...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Report: lower birth rate since 2008 hurting economy

It's a vicious cycle, evidently. People stop having children because they can't afford them in...

August 14, 2012

“You got Daddy Skills…!”

For all the dads out there: something sweetly infectious from a rapper you might call...

August 10, 2012

NY Times: gay couples face pressure to have children

Welcome to the 21st century. Details: When the jubilant couple were wed in June, they...

June 2012

June 04, 2012

Great moments in parenting

My nominee for Mother of the Year: A Phoenix, Ariz., woman put her 5-week-old baby...

June 03, 2012

2015 World Meeting of Families to be held in Philadelphia

Big news out of Milan today: Pope Benedict XVI announced this morning at the closing...

May 2012

May 29, 2012

Iowa seeks separation of church and sports

Details: The state’s largest Catholic Diocese is implementing a policy to create a separation between...

May 19, 2012

Shift: Diocese will allow boy with Down Syndrome to receive communion

Some may remember the story from earlier this year, about the boy in England who...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

For Vocation Sunday: behold, the world’s youngest priest

He's three. A diaconal bow of gratitude to his dad for this YouTube gem.

April 24, 2012

Kansas law would require churches to host gay weddings — UPDATED

Details -- and a grateful H/T to Marcel at Aggie Catholics: Religious liberty groups are...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Poached: Easter egg hunt canceled because of aggressive parents

It was supposed to happen in Colorado. Not this year, though. Details: An annual Easter...

March 26, 2012

“Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework is painful…”

Science is showing that the head and the heart may share a closer connection than...

March 21, 2012

Answering the call again, and again, and again: families with multiple vocations

Vocations shortage? What vocations shortage? Over at Our Sunday Visitor, they've got an interesting roundup...

March 10, 2012

Forget the priest, deacon or rabbi: my friend will do the wedding

That seems to be the way things are going, with online ministry services providing more...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

Shock: most births in women under 30 now happen outside marriage

This statistic should raise a few eyebrows: It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it...

February 02, 2012

“God wanted me ordained without her being there…”

As part of her master's project at Iowa State University, Eloisa Perez-Lozano documented the immigrant...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

What’s on TV tonight? Don’t ask

The AP's David Bauder watches TV so you don't have to. And it's not pretty:...

December 2011

December 27, 2011

More divorces spell out religious practice in custody agreements

And it can create quite a few complications. From the Washington Post: A cultural shift...